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I have several gallons of wine that I can't remember if I stabilized or not ( should keep notes). Will it harm the wine to stabilize it twice?

I started some strawberry wine, I can't keep the fruit flies off of the primary. I have it covered with a dish towel and a rubber band around it. What are my chances of this not getting contaminated? It smell fine so far on day 4.

Out of these three, which yeast would you use for strawberry wine. Montachet 71B-1122 EC-1118 Recipe from Jack Keller, 3 1/2 lbs fresh chopped strawberries 1/4 lb. chopped golden raisins 1/4 lb. chopped dates 2-1/2 lbs. granulated sugar 1 1/2 tsp. acid blend 2 tsp. pectic...

Do you need to keep the temperature in the 60's the entire time its in the primary or just while its actively fermenting?

I have been making some wine and mead and now will move on to somw beer. I have a few questions, 1. Says to ferment for 3 weeks.........can i leave it longer if needed and what are the pros and cons 2. can I bottle in clear beer bottles.....if I keep them in the box and dont let alot of...

This is the first time I have used sparkolloid so I need to know if what im seeing is what I need to be seeing? The inside of the carboy looks like it has water spots on it, kinda splatchy, it has only been 3 days. And its in skeeter pee if that makes a diffrence. Thanks

Anyone know were I can buy 12oz clear beer bottles? thanks

By BIKAS DAS, Associated Press SANGRAMPUR, India — Bootleg liquor containing toxic methanol killed 143 people and sickened dozens more who drank the cheap, illicit brew bought at small shops in eastern India, officials said Thursday. Police arrested 10 suspected bootleggers. Emergency...

Do you push the cork all the way in 375ml wine bottles? can I use the same #9 corks with my floor corker? Thanks

Whats the lowest yeast tolerance? Im looking something around 10% If I get one that goes to 10% what the highest it will go 12, 13%?

I am new to making wine. The reason I started was to make a" country" wine I drank 25 or so years ago I have made welchs wine........nope apfelwein................nope pear wine..............nope This wine was "cloudy' not refined, made with...

If I top up with wine A that has been sorbated and back sweetened.... shouldnt that... 1 stop the fermenting since there is potassium sorbate in it...OR 2 start back the ferminting since there is sugar in it? thanks

In this recipe from Jack Keller for plum wine how important is the grape tannin? winemaking: Requested Recipe (Plum Wine) If I start t today can I add the Tannin tomorrow? Thanks

Can I use c-brite to sanitize my corks before bottling? How long should I soak my corks? thanks

I have drank wine..... I have drank cider....and just about anything else ..... But what does mead taste like??......other than mead Thanks

other than making a clogg is the other ways to spice apfelwien? started mine on 10-7

I thought about a wine with 100% cranbeery juice and craisins or a blend of juices. has anyone tried this? Thanks

Lets say you make a small batch of wine "x" and after fermenting you rack it and screw a lid on it and tose it in the fridge or under the sink whould that be too redneckie? what would the taste diffrence be? thanks

to start with let me say this is my first time "trying" to make wine I had lots of pears so i started a pear wine but after one day or fermenting the sg is too high ........i think I floated the hydrometer and looks like 1.10 on the second day but when i was mixing it it was 1.09 so i think...